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India Today
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Virat Kohli on winning IPL after 18 years: Gave it my youth, prime and experience
Virat Kohli could not hide his emotions at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Even before the final ball was bowled in the IPL 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings, tears streamed down his cheeks. It was a release of emotion and energy that had built up over 18 years. Unlike many athletes who are overcome with emotion in such moments, Kohli was articulate as he reflected on the significance of the night, his journey with RCB, and the wait that had finally come to an end on Tuesday, 3 here, with the emotion, the Red Army sitting in the background – just incredible. This win is as much for the fans as it is for the team. It's been 18 long years,' Virat Kohli told the Final: Report | Highlights 'I've given this team my youth, my prime, and now my experience. Every season, I've come out and given it everything I have to try and win this. To finally have this moment arrive – it's an unbelievable feeling,' he said that winning the title with Bengaluru gave him immense satisfaction, and he wouldn't have wanted the script to play out any other SOUL IS BENGALURU: KOHLI'I've lifted almost every other trophy – World Cups, T20s, ODIs, the Champions Trophy. But this? This is right up there. I've given my all for 18 years. I've stayed loyal to this team, no matter what. There were moments when I thought otherwise, but I stood by them, and they stood by me. I always dreamt of winning with is far more special than winning with any other team. My heart is with Bengaluru. My soul is with Bengaluru. And this is the team I'll play for until my final IPL game.'As a sportsman, you dream of winning the big ones – and this one was missing. Tonight, I am going to sleep like a baby,' he Watch IN THIS STORY#IPL 2025
Hans India
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Hans India
2015 World Cup win and historic double ton remain Maxwell's memorable moments of ODI career
New Delhi: Following his retirement from ODIs, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell named his magnificent 128-ball 201 against Afghanistan in the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the 2015 World Cup final as the amazing memories and special moments of his career. Maxwell, who made his debut in August 2012, announced his retirement from ODI cricket on Monday after 149 appearances for Australia. He has scored 3,990 runs and picked up 77 wickets. Maxwell's career saw the all-rounder win two ICC Cricket World Cup titles in 2015 and 2023. His final ODI appearance came against India in the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this year. The 36-year-old made his World Cup debut in 2015, where he helped Australia claim victory over New Zealand in the final in Melbourne, a moment he called an "amazing memory". "Me and Aaron Finch were the two Victorians in the side, it was consistently myself and 'Finchy' and we were hoping we'd be able to play that final. When we made the final knowing that our family and friends were going to be a part of it, it just felt like it was meant to be. "Not many people get the opportunity to win a World Cup on their home ground in front of friends and family. We were certainly fortunate to do that. The celebrations certainly went long and hard into the next couple of days. It's certainly an amazing memory. What a way to kick off your ODI World Cup career with a win at home," Maxwell told SEN. His most iconic ODI performance was in a group stage encounter against Afghanistan in the 2023 Cricket World Cup in Mumbai, when he smashed an unbeaten 201 from 128 balls while battling severe cramps to lift Australia from 91/7 in pursuit of a target of 293. "I don't think you could have a more special moment as an individual where everything feels like it's just meant to be. Everything culminates in things working out for you, you get dropped a couple of times, things go your way and then you're able just to be you and express everything you've got. "Throw in cramps and back spasms and a couple of other things, and the magnitude of that game. It all culminated in being able to have that one special moment in your career where you're able to put the best of you out there, you're able to do the things that you feel like you've been promising to do for your whole career. It all culminates in that one game. "To be able to have that one innings, to say that was it, is something I didn't think would ever come but I'm glad it came in such a crucial moment in a World Cup," he added. The all-rounder retired from ODIs to prioritise his preparation for next year's ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, the domestic Big Bash League, and his other global commitments.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
Australia's Glenn Maxwell announces ODI retirement: ‘I felt like I was letting the team down…'
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell announced his retirement from ODI cricket on Monday, calling time on an illustrious 13-year career for the national side in the 50-over format. The 36-year-old Maxwell said he had made up his mind to retire from the format during Australia's Champions Trophy 2025 campaign that eventually ended with a semi-final exit following a loss to India in Dubai. Maxwell, who first played for Australia in international cricket in an ODI in 2012, was part of the World Cup-winning teams in 2015 and 2023. Maxwell revealed that he had a chat with Australia's selection committee chair and former teammate George Bailey during the Champions Trophy about his decision. Maxwell, who endured a torrid time in the ongoing IPL 2025 season with the Punjab Kings before being ruled out with an injury, said that he believed he let the team down in his middle-order role during the 50-overs tournament in Pakistan and the UAE. 'I said to him (Bailey) right then and there, 'I don't think I'm going to make that',' the two-time ODI World Cup winner told the Final Word podcast. 'I think it's time to start planning for people in my position, to have a crack at it and try and make that spot their own for the for the 2027 World Cup. Hopefully, they get enough of a lead-in where they can have success in that role.' 'My decision to retire from one-day international cricket was probably more on the back of the first couple of games in the Champions Trophy,' he said. Maxwell joins Marcus Stoinis and Steve Smith in announcing their retirements from ODIs after his compatriots stepped down on either side of the Champions Trophy. However, Maxwell will remain available for selection in T20s. 'I felt like I gave myself a really good opportunity to be fit and ready for those games. The first game in Lahore, we played on a rock-hard outfield. Post that game I was pretty sore. 'We were lucky enough to have a washout against South Africa, where I had a bit more time to have a bit of rest and get myself ready for the next game. 'I started to (realise) that if I don't have the perfect conditions in 50-over cricket, my body just struggles to get through that. It feels like it's a tiring affair just to get through – and almost surviving – the 50 overs, let alone being at my best throughout that 50 overs, and then going out there and trying to perform with the bat as well. 'I felt like I was letting the team down a little bit with how my body was reacting to the conditions,' Maxwell revealed. Maxwell steps away from the format as the batter with the highest strike rate among all ODI players to have recorded at least 2000 runs, holding a stunning 126.70 strike rate in his career. Maxwell's mercurial feats were best exemplified by his jaw-dropping 201 not out against Afghanistan at the 2023 World Cup battling cramps. 'This was a moment, like Steve Waugh's Ashes ton on the last ball of the day, or Michael Bevan's final four to beat the Windies. One of those events that makes you ask 'Where were you when…',' Maxwell wrote in his 2024 book, The Showman. 'It was crazy to think that I now had one of these, a moment when Australia was all on board.'
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
ICC set to enforce new rules for ODI cricket starting next month: Report
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is all set to implement a fresh set of playing conditions across all formats of international cricket, with One Day Internationals (ODIs) seeing some of the most notable changes, according to a media report from Cricbuzz. The report states that starting July 2025, ODIs will return to using a single ball by the end of each innings—a move aimed at reintroducing some reverse swing and restoring balance between bat and ball in the latter overs. The ICC conveyed these changes in a recent communication to its member boards, stating that the revised Playing Conditions (PCs) will take effect immediately for Tests in June and for limited-overs games from July. Adjustments to the concussion substitute policy, Decision Review System (DRS), and boundary catch regulations are also part of the overhaul. ODIs to revert to single-ball format One of the most impactful changes is the ICC's decision to move away from the two-ball rule that has been in place in ODIs for over a decade. According to the updated guidelines, teams will now start with two new balls—one from each end—but only one of them will be used for the final phase of the innings. The ICC has informed members that overs 1 to 34 will be played with two balls. Before the start of the 35th over, the fielding side will select one of the two balls to be used for the remainder of the innings. This chosen ball will then be bowled from both ends through to the 50th over, unless a replacement is required. In matches reduced to 25 overs or fewer before the start, only one new ball will be used per innings. The unused ball will be added to the reserve supply for potential replacements. Concussion protocols tightened Another important change pertains to concussion replacements. Teams will now be required to name five designated substitutes—specifically, one each from the categories of wicketkeeper, batter, seam bowler, spinner, and all-rounder—prior to the match. In rare cases where a replacement player is also concussed, the match referee will have the authority to approve an additional substitute outside of the original five, provided it aligns with existing like-for-like replacement rules. Other rule updates on the way The ICC also noted that changes to rules regarding boundary catches and DRS protocols are in progress, with further details to be shared soon. While the current rules will apply during the World Test Championship (WTC) final between Australia and South Africa at Lord's starting June 11, the new Test playing conditions will begin with the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Test in Galle on June 17. ODI changes will kick in with the Sri Lanka-Bangladesh ODI series opener in Colombo on July 2, while the T20I updates will be in place from July 10. These amendments were approved by the ICC Chief Executives Committee and not referred to the working group, which will instead look into future formats for youth cricket.
Mint
4 days ago
- Sport
- Mint
Dominant England crush West Indies by 108 runs in opening ODI after T20I series sweep
London [UK], May 31 (ANI): Fresh off a commanding T20I series whitewash against the West Indies, England carried their momentum into the ODI format with another dominant display, securing a resounding 108-run victory in the opening match of the series, according to International Cricket Council (ICC). Among the key performers for the hosts were the opening duo of Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones, who scored scintillating tons, and ODI debutant Linsey Smith, returning with a five-wicket haul. Jones, who was opening for England in the ODIs for the first time since 2019, added 222 runs with Beaumont for the first wicket. The seasoned campaigner with 98 ODI appearances went on to score her first century in the format, scoring 122 runs off 121 deliveries and was named the Player of the Match. "It's pretty special. I've played a fair few games now without one, so to tick that off is a brilliant feeling," Jones told Sky Sports, as quoted from ICC. "I was so excited when Lottie (head coach Charlotte Edwards) first had that thought and shared with me that opening could be an option," she added. "I've obviously done it in the past - while Lottie was in the team, in fact - and so it has come full circle. To have her backing and have that partnership with Tammy, it means a lot," she noted. Having posted 345/6 on the board, England's bowlers managed to halt the Windies at 237, with left-arm spinner Linsey Smith leading the charge with a five-for. Closing with figures of 5/36, Smith opened up on a remarkable ODI debut, "It's pretty surreal. Today feels like a bit of a blur, but I guess initial feelings are pretty over the moon." "One, to make my debut. Two, to put in a performance and help the team win, so I'm pretty proud of myself right now. But there's another game coming up quickly and we want to win the series as well," she said. "I know for quite a while I only played T20 and I knew deep down within me that I wanted to play every format and really push my case for that," she added. The Nat Sciver-Brunt-led side will next meet the West Indies in the second ODI on June 4 in Leicester. (ANI)
